Tag: Marine Environment

Tourists watching Californian Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Heermann's Gulls (Larus heermanni), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe Heermann's gull is a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California. They are usually found near shores or well out to...

By Peter Prokosch

Californian Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Tourist bathing beside Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Californian Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Californian Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Californian Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe California sea lion is a coastal eared seal native to western North America. It is one of five species of sea lion. Its natural habitat ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, including the Gulf of California...

By Peter Prokosch

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, CaliforniaThe brown pelican is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. It is one of only three pelican speci...

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe osprey, sometimes known as the fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings.
The ospr...

By Peter Prokosch

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe osprey, sometimes known as the fish eagle, sea hawk, river hawk, or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings.
The ospr...

By Peter Prokosch

Kelp forrest, San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkKelp forests grow along rocky coastlines in depths of about 2 m to more than 30 m. Kelp favors nutrient-rich, cool waters that range in temperature from 5o to 20o C. These brown algae communities live in clear water cond...

By Peter Prokosch

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe snowy egret is a small white heron. It is the American counterpart to the very similar Old World little egret. At one time, the beautiful plumes of the snowy egret were in great demand by market hunters as decoration...

By Peter Prokosch

Kelp forrest pieces on shore, San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkKelp forests grow along rocky coastlines in depths of about 2 m to more than 30 m. Kelp favors nutrient-rich, cool waters that range in temperature from 5o to 20o C. These brown algae communities live in clear water cond...

Kelp forrest, San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkKelp forests grow along rocky coastlines in depths of about 2 m to more than 30 m. Kelp favors nutrient-rich, cool waters that range in temperature from 5o to 20o C. These brown algae communities live in clear water cond...

By Peter Prokosch

Heermann's Gulls (Larus heermanni), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe Heermann's gull is a gull resident in the United States, Mexico and extreme southwestern British Columbia, nearly all nesting on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California. They are usually found near shores or well out to...

By Peter Prokosch

Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe marbled godwit is a large shorebird. On average, it is the largest of the 4 species of godwit.
Their breeding habitat is the northern prairies of western Canada-(Canadian Prairies), and the north central Great Pla...

By Peter Prokosch

Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) and Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana), San Diego-La Jolla Underwater ParkThe marbled godwit is a large shorebird. On average, it is the largest of the 4 species of godwit. Their breeding habitat is the northern prairies of western Canada-(Canadian Prairies), and the north central Great Plain...